Substance Use
It takes more and more of a substance to get the same effect which often fuels the desire and need for using larger amounts
Tolerance
A well known group associated with alcoholism
AA (Alcoholics Anonymous)
Intrusive obsessional thoughts often followed by repetitive compulsions
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
The oldest known intoxicating substance used specifically for recreational purposes (even dating back to biblical times)
Alcohol
The first Stage of treatment
Detoxification
The primary mind-altering ingredient in marijuana?
THC
A natural way to get in shape and increase happiness
Exercise
People often use drugs to ___ symptoms of mental health issues
Cope with OR Ignore OR Suppress
Class of drugs used medicinally for thousands of years to relieve physical pain but nowadays often abused and to relieve emotional pain
Opiates/Opioids
Which organ is affected the most by drinking alcohol
Liver
Symptoms that occur upon the abrupt discontinuation or decrease in the intake of medicinal or recreational drugs.
Withdrawal
A group of people in which the user may meet with frequently in a therapeutic session that share similar issues that help each other through the recovery process.
A support group
The mind and body's reaction to stressful, dangerous, or unfamiliar situations
Anxiety
This illegal substance is made from the white, milky liquid exuded from the opium poppy
Heroin
True or False: Coping skills are always positive
FALSE. Coping skills can be negative such as drinking and drug use
One of these prescribed and federally regulated medications can help an opiate addicted individual start recovering from their addiction and structuring his or her life again
Methadone, Suboxone, Naltrexone
The practice of taking an active role in protecting one's own well-being and happiness
Self-care
Sometimes addiction can be directly linked to deeply disturbing or distressing experiences that occurred earlier in life all of which is referred to as?
Trauma/PTSD
The vast majority of people who use this plant use it as often as 10 or 20 times a day despite knowing it is the number one killer of all addictive substances in the world
Tobacco
The gap in a persons memory that occurs while drinking is called a ____ ?
Blackout
After just one use, this drug can be seen in the brain and in toxicology screens for three to six weeks
Marijuana
The confident and direct communication of one's rights or putting forward ones views
Assertiveness
Name one of the three neurotransmitters involved with depression
Norepinephrine, Serotonin, Dopamine
Stimulants such as cocaine, speed and methamphhetamine, when taken for long periods can insude a mental state of hallucinations and extreme paranoid delusions called?
Psychosis (or stimulant-induced psychosis)
____ is feeling bad about what you have done and ____ is feeling bad about who you are
Guilt is feeling bad about what you have done.
Shame is feeling bad about who you are